S.Amdt. 1722

SA 1722. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 314. ENERGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Department of Defense Purchase of Energy.--In
purchasing energy commodities, including electricity and
fuel, the Department of Defense shall take into account--
(1) the reliability of the energy source, with a preference
afforded to sources that offer a constant, non-intermittent
supply of power; and
(2) the cost of the energy source in comparison with other
available and reliable energy sources, with a preference
afforded to energy sources that are demonstrated to be more
cost-effective in the near term.
(b) Inapplicability of Certain Renewable Energy and
Alternative Fuel Requirements.--
(1) Goals on use of renewable energy to meet electricity
needs.--Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsection (e).
(2) Federal purchase requirement.--The Department of
Defense shall be exempt from the Federal purchase requirement
established under section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852).
(3) Strengthening federal environmental, energy, and
transportation management.--The Department of Defense shall
be exempt from Executive Order 13423 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note;
relating to strengthening Federal environmental, energy, and
transportation management).
(4) Federal fleet conservation requirements.--The
Department of Defense shall be exempt from Federal fleet
conservation requirements established under section 400FF of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374e).
(5) Federal leadership on energy management.--The
Department of Defense shall be exempt from the renewable
energy consumption target established by the document
entitled ``Federal Leadership on Energy Management:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and
Agencies'' and published December 10, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg.
75209).
(6) Planning for federal sustainability in the next
decade.--The Department of Defense shall be exempt from
Executive Order No. 13693 dated March 19, 2015.
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